Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
November 11, 2009
Submitted
November 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N134UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0817
Part
Control Unit
Part number
C20101610
Part serial
5099
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Brakes
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DECELERATING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 8 KNOTS GROUNDSPEED, WHILE MAINTAINING SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDALS, THE BRAKES RELEASED COMPLETELY AND SYMMETRICALLY. INCREASED PEDAL PRESSURE SIGNIFICANTLY, AND ACFT CAME TO A STOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT AS PER MM 32-42-72-04. ACCOMPLISHED BITE TEST OF BSCU. NO FAULTS FOUND. TAXIED ACFT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE WRITE UP. OK FOR SERVICE.

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